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The lucrative new contract made her the highest-paid female player in England. [53] On 15 December 2022, Miedema left a UEFA Champions League match against Lyon at halftime with an injury, which on 19 December was confirmed to be an anterior cruciate ligament tear. She was expected to undergo surgery and miss "an extended period of time". [54]
She retired from her magnificent career in 2022 as the highest-paid female athlete ever with $450 million in earnings on and off the court, Sportico reported. See: 3 Things You Must Do When Your ...
Prior to women's football teams having oversight from football federations, compensation was still paid for some transfers. The first compensated transfer of a female footballer was of Molly Walker, from Lancaster Ladies to Dick, Kerr Ladies in 1918; Walker was offered expenses paid as well as payment in lieu for joining the team.
In 2018 she was the highest paid woman in the world. [11] She was the highest taxpayer in Britain from 2019-2022. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 2017, Coates was criticised for paying herself £217 million, with Mike Dixon, CEO of Addaction , saying "It cannot be right that the CEO of a betting company is paid 22 times more than the whole industry ‘donates ...
Lydia Ko. Net Worth: $25 million Sport: Golf Lydia Ko is just 25 but already ranks fifth on the all-time LPGA earnings list with nearly $16.7 million. She was named LPGA Player of the Year for the ...
Name Sport Country Total Salary/winnings Endorsements 1: Roger Federer: Tennis: Switzerland: $106.3 million: $6.3 million: $100 million 2: Cristiano Ronaldo: Association football: Portugal: $105 million: $60 million: $45 million 3: Lionel Messi: Association football: Argentina: $104 million: $72 million: $32 million 4: Neymar: Association ...
She is the first female footballer to win the award. It was the first time that a female footballer has appeared in the top three of the voting. She is only the sixth footballer to receive the accolade, with Bobby Moore, Paul Gascoigne, Michael Owen, David Beckham, and Ryan Giggs; and the first since 2009. [190]
In May 2009, Houghton was one of the first 17 female players to be given central contracts by The Football Association. [23] She played in all three games at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 as England finished in last place; she described the result as "a massive disappointment personally and collectively as a squad."